Drought

Researchers say decades of dry, hot conditions have killed pinyon pine and juniper forests across the West.

An ongoing deadlock between the seven states that rely on the Colorado River may have dire consequences for Arizona.

Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.

A proposal from Arizona, California and Nevada would cut back on water and prop up Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

Meteorologists say the drought in Arizona will likely continue to worsen with warm, dry conditions in store and after the Flagstaff area received less than a third of its seasonal snowfall.

Arizona Public Service Co. says it could temporarily shut off power in some high-risk communities Wednesday in the Flagstaff area because of heightened wildfire danger.

The federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center says just 1.4 million acre feet of Colorado River water is expected to reach Lake Powell through July — less than a quarter of what's considered normal.

Hydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record.

Arizona fire officials warn that drought and heat could drive an early, active wildfire season. High fire activity is expected to move north across the Mogollon Rim by May, then into higher elevations.

Possible scenarios could include significant water reductions in Lower Basin states like Arizona or new incentives for states to conserve water.